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martha: getting ready for news on the fiscal cliff issue here this morning. it is plan b for republican leaders who are hoping to avoid looming tax hikes in case a fiscal cliff deal fails before january the 1st. waiting for an update right now, expect to get it any minute. both republicans and democrats, john boehner meeting with his caucus to sell the plan b issue, keeping taxes the same for anyone under a million dollars a year. we have heard the president is at 400,000 on that number. they are moving towards the middle. i'm martha maccallum. brand-new hour of "america's newsroom." bill: i'm bill hemmer. negotiations continue. we are told with the white house they continue on a broader tax and spending deal. will they get that deal? bob corker out of tennessee member of the senate committee my guest now. i'm going to use your words, we're not close. >> no. bill: tell me. >> the president has yet to layout tangible entitlement reforms. bill, i've been trying to get us to pivot to that for almost a month now and he wants a debt ceiling increase, and do away w
martha: getting ready for news on the fiscal cliff issue here this morning. it is plan b for republican leaders who are hoping to avoid looming tax hikes in case a fiscal cliff deal fails before january the 1st. waiting for an update right now, expect to get it any minute. both republicans and democrats, john boehner meeting with his caucus to sell the plan b issue, keeping taxes the same for anyone under a million dollars a year. we have heard the president is at 400,000 on that number. they...
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as long as the fiscal cliff is approaching ahead. we have a panel to debate how like light is that a dial might happen any soon, bill, plus th this. [chanting] bill: tempers are hot on fire. controversial right to work law passed in michigan and a top union leader is here live in a moment and will react to all of that. martha: in a will be pretty interesting, stick around for that. a massive gas explosion. look at that car driving flight through it, melted parts of a major interstate. witnesses describe this horrifying scene coming up. >> all of a sudden i mean the christmas -- the ornaments on the tree, my pictures rattled, everything, and then it just -- it sounded -- almost like the end of the world, or like turbine engines. bill: a major highway reopening in west virginia after a massive explosion shut it down. check that out. that is a police car driving through the flames. several homes destroyed, interstate 77 is now back open in both directions, and the natural gas line fire melted guardrails, left an 800-foot section baked b
as long as the fiscal cliff is approaching ahead. we have a panel to debate how like light is that a dial might happen any soon, bill, plus th this. [chanting] bill: tempers are hot on fire. controversial right to work law passed in michigan and a top union leader is here live in a moment and will react to all of that. martha: in a will be pretty interesting, stick around for that. a massive gas explosion. look at that car driving flight through it, melted parts of a major interstate. witnesses...
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to go off the fiscal cliff if the gop extends the tax cuts to everybody. today lawmakers will hear from president bush's own vice president dick cheney on what he thinks of that threat and the dangerous game of chicken that is currently playing out on capitol hill. bill: one lawmaker getting ready to sue the white house over an executive order on immigration. some are saying that this issue is a lot bigger than just border safety. >> the question is, can he get his colleagues to try to make the issue clear that it's not really an immigration issue, it's fundamentally a constitutional issue. bill: congressman king in a moment, and we have that very question-and-answer when we come back. . and save you up to thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket costs. call today to request a free decision guide to help you better understand what medicare is all about. works best for you. with these types of plans, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients... plus, there are no networks, and you'll never need a referral to see a specialist
to go off the fiscal cliff if the gop extends the tax cuts to everybody. today lawmakers will hear from president bush's own vice president dick cheney on what he thinks of that threat and the dangerous game of chicken that is currently playing out on capitol hill. bill: one lawmaker getting ready to sue the white house over an executive order on immigration. some are saying that this issue is a lot bigger than just border safety. >> the question is, can he get his colleagues to try to...
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another republican apparently willing to agree with tax hikes to get a deal on the fiscal cliff. that is the case now. what do republicans get in return? senator lindsey graham is live on that. martha: looks like a beautiful morning everywhere, doesn't it. new reaction as details are now emerging in yet another nfl football tragedy. this time a crash that killed a dallas cowboy player and left another player charged with manslaughter this morning. >> i think everyone in our organization who knew him is completely numb and has been numb the last couple days. football is a game of emotion. a lot of different emotions circulating. somehow how some way, we have to process it all and understand that life is different than football and we had a job to do today gressiv, and they're them. yes. but they're here. yes. are you...? there? yes. no. are you them? i'm me. but those rates are for... them. so them are here. yes! you want to run through it again? no, i'm good. you got it? yes. rates for us and them -- now that's progressive. call or click today. music: "make someone happy" music:
another republican apparently willing to agree with tax hikes to get a deal on the fiscal cliff. that is the case now. what do republicans get in return? senator lindsey graham is live on that. martha: looks like a beautiful morning everywhere, doesn't it. new reaction as details are now emerging in yet another nfl football tragedy. this time a crash that killed a dallas cowboy player and left another player charged with manslaughter this morning. >> i think everyone in our organization...
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heather: also about that fiscal cliff that we are spiraling towards. >> yes it is. heather: thank you so much for joining us congresswoman blackburn. >> good to be with you, header, thank you. bill: on monday morning did you see what happened on friday? the dow was booming for a couple days last week. up about 188 on the close friday. breaking and finishing above 13,000 for the first time since early may. watching the markets right now. just teasing right now. it is up four or five points. it is early. we'll see which way we go. heather: early and police on high alert in several states after threats on a dozen wal-mart stores. the phone calls that put officers in action. bill: a standing ovation for one fired up congressman on the floor of the house. we will debate this message. >> i urge all my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, this is not a left or right issue. this is an american issue. i urge you to rise today and vote for hr 4078. let's let america get back to work! our current dividend tax rate will expire this year, sending taxes through the roof and hin
heather: also about that fiscal cliff that we are spiraling towards. >> yes it is. heather: thank you so much for joining us congresswoman blackburn. >> good to be with you, header, thank you. bill: on monday morning did you see what happened on friday? the dow was booming for a couple days last week. up about 188 on the close friday. breaking and finishing above 13,000 for the first time since early may. watching the markets right now. just teasing right now. it is up four or five...
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martha: that fiscal cliff we've heard so much about. >> this would be the cliff before the cliff, yeah. martha: charles, thanks so much. charles payne. we'll watch you this morning, filling in for stuart varney this week. good to see you, charles. >> thanks a lot. martha: let's give a little context where the job market has been over the past year so we talk about getting used to these really terrible numbers actually. it has been a real roller coaster ride. back in april of 2011 the economy added over 250,000 jobs at the very beginning of this chart. then you see that sharp drop. these are all numbers of jobs added. by the end of last year things started to improve again. you got up to 275,000 in the peak recent job-adding period. that was in january. that's about the same time, when you look at this, okay? you've got very weak job growth over the last three months here. these numbers all under 100,000. this is the zone, that people are very concerned about right now as we head into what was supposed to be another summer of recovery and it doesn't appear to be. when you look at yellow
martha: that fiscal cliff we've heard so much about. >> this would be the cliff before the cliff, yeah. martha: charles, thanks so much. charles payne. we'll watch you this morning, filling in for stuart varney this week. good to see you, charles. >> thanks a lot. martha: let's give a little context where the job market has been over the past year so we talk about getting used to these really terrible numbers actually. it has been a real roller coaster ride. back in april of 2011...
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good morning. >> reporter: good morning, martha. it was over two years ago that the simpson-bowles commission appointed by president obama warned of the coming fiscal cliff if the united states didn't start balancing its checkbook a little bit better. >> i really believe we are at a critical juncture. we are borrowing 40-cents of every dollar that we spend in this country. our revenue as a share of of our national income is the lowest it's been in 60 years. our spending is the highest it's been in 60 years as a share of our national income. that is not sustainable. >> reporter: the commission recommended a $4 trillion reduction in spending over ten years. it was a start, in their words. fast forward to today, the various fiscal cliff proposals on the table fall far short of that, but even the minimal cuts the president has offered, less than a trillion dollars over ten years are not really cuts, at least not in the real world. that's because unlike any family, or any business, the government uses what is called base-line budgeting,
good morning. >> reporter: good morning, martha. it was over two years ago that the simpson-bowles commission appointed by president obama warned of the coming fiscal cliff if the united states didn't start balancing its checkbook a little bit better. >> i really believe we are at a critical juncture. we are borrowing 40-cents of every dollar that we spend in this country. our revenue as a share of of our national income is the lowest it's been in 60 years. our spending is the...
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top lawmakers in congress apparently have reached a deal to avoid what is known as the fiscal cliff. if that is the case, it would prevent a government shutdown and a replay of last summer's ugly standoff. but are they just once again kicking that proverbial can down the road? brand new hour here of "america's newsroom," i'm bill hemmer. martha has some time on vacation this week. how are you? >> i'm great. i'm patti ann brown in for martha today, and that deal reached by senate majority leader harry reid and house speaker john boehner basically just extends the current funding deal and funds the government through the november election and into the new year. bill: jonah goldberg is a fox news contributor, how are you? >> i'm good, bill, how are you? bill: both sides have said, hey, we've got a deal here, but there's been no vote, and in all likelihood, this will not happen until after the august recess. given that, you argue this is a shrewd move for republicans. how so? >> yeah. it's also, i mean, let me start off by saying it's a depressing fact that it's a shrewd move for republi
top lawmakers in congress apparently have reached a deal to avoid what is known as the fiscal cliff. if that is the case, it would prevent a government shutdown and a replay of last summer's ugly standoff. but are they just once again kicking that proverbial can down the road? brand new hour here of "america's newsroom," i'm bill hemmer. martha has some time on vacation this week. how are you? >> i'm great. i'm patti ann brown in for martha today, and that deal reached by senate...